Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| day in, day out / I / have to go / shopping |
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| what to say / never / know / I |
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| They / never / can / listen |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / me / she / twice / phoned |
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| How / go / do / you / often / to the disco? |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Does / Kevin / always / ? / win |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| when you talk to her / She / listens / rarely |
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| some petrol / every other day. / I travel a lot. I / need |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| Mike / eats / pizza / often / for dinner |
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| My parents / almost never / go on holiday |
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| help you / will / Tom / rarely / if you need it |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| very often / dresses / in blue / She |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Can / I / in green? / always / dress |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Do / you / often / feel tired? |
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| I / once a year / usually / go / to the dentist |
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| to the gym / ? / you / go / every day / Do |
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| in the mornings. / usually / Something is the matter with me. I / am / very tired |
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| can / You / never / find / your car keys |
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| usually / I / once a month / go / to the hairdresser's |
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| have / We / every other day / soup |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| need / They / some help with the homework / usually |
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| always / get up / at 8 a.m. / I |
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| you / Do / usually / at home? / have lunch |
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| My car / several times a year / breaks down |
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| saw / it / five times / I |
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| She / asking me questions / always / is |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| My parents / very often / to help me / come |
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| three times a week / I / to the gym / go |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| often / is / John / late |
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| eat / hardly ever / oranges / I |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
